In The News

Swift Currie’s seven new attorneys were included in Atlanta CityBizList on September 24 and in Metro Atlanta CEO on September 25, as the firm continues its accelerated growth across its Atlanta and Birmingham offices. Now as the largest firm in Georgia focused exclusively on litigation, this announcement means 34 new attorneys have joined the firm in 2018 alone, bringing the total headcount to more than 140 attorneys.

The Georgia Bar Journal also announced the news of the seven attorneys in its December 2018 issue.

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“Weathering the Storm: Insurance Coverage for Risks Posed by Natural Disasters,” Business Alabama

August 28, 2018

Brandon Clapp authored an article published by Business Alabama on August 28, 2018, discussing the risks posed to Alabama businesses by potential weather-related natural disasters, as well as what businesses owners should do to protect themselves before disaster strikes. According to a 2013 study by the American Sustainable Business Council, natural disasters are particularly devastating to small and mid-size businesses, with one quarter of those businesses hit by catastrophic storms never reopening. The study also estimated a daily loss of $3,000 for small businesses that remain closed following a major weather event.

In an article published in Claims Journal on August 21, 2018, Crystal McElrath discusses workers' compensation and defines willful misconduct in terms of a workers’ compensation defense. In order to expand on this idea, the article outlines specific examples of states that provide statutory defenses in cases where an employee’s own willful misconduct or intoxication may have caused an on-the-job injury, in which case an employer may have grounds for a willful misconduct defense.

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP's, announcement of its 14 honorees in this year’s The Best Lawyers in America, which included R. Briggs Peery as Lawyer of the Year in Atlanta for the category of Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers, was published in Atlanta CityBizList on August 15, 2018, and Metro Atlanta CEO on August 20, 2018.

Click here for the full article in Atlanta CityBizList and here for the full article in Metro Atlanta CEO.